Chronology of Best Practices
CPR activities from around the world
Chronology of companies employing a socio-political stance
This section provides a chronological overview of companies that take responsibility in the public sphere in the sense of CPR. Examples range from encouraging employees to participate in democratic elections to rejecting illiberal policies and movements. CPR can take place in at least four fields of action:
1. Responsible Lobbying
Political advocacy focused on transparency, multi-stakeholder engagement, and the common good
1. Responsible Lobbying
Socio-political engagement, e.g. through educational activities, dialogue facilitation or community organizing
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All Examples
EDEKA
Since 2018, the German grocery chain EDEKA has partnered with the foundation nebenan.de (‘nextdoor.de’) (...)
Qantas, BHP, Wesfarmers and others
Leading Australian companies vow to take steps to enhance opportunities for the country's Indigenous population. Their pledge takes place against the background of the October 14 referendum (...)
Volkswagen
Being part of the Schulterschluss Wolfsburger Demokraten (‘Solidarity of Wolfsburg’s Democrats’), the German car manufacturer VW co-initiated a demonstration for democracy and solidarity (...)
OpenAI
OpenAI plans to engage policymakers, educators, and artists around the world to help regulate AI. (...)
LANXESS
The German specialty chemicals manufacturer LANXESS has given itself a set of principles that will govern its participation in the political sphere (...)
Evonik, Bosch, DB, VW, Metro, Audi and others
In a joint statement, numerous German companies have publicly condemned Hamas' terrorist attack on Israel on 7 October and at the same time (...)
Oatly, Patagonia
Ahead of the European elections in June 2024, Oatly and Patagonia teamed up to combat the worrying low voter turnout from past elections (...)
Proton VPN
The Swiss company Proton provides an open-source and publicly audited VPN Service. Proton stands for privacy on the internet and for access to information as a human right. (...)